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I bought a cobalt juv. a few months ago, assuming that the females are blue and the males are brown. I mean, all the pictures I had seen labeled "Female" showed blue spiders and the "Male" pics depicted brown bugs.
Of course, I got home and was reminded of that old rule, "never judge a spider buy its color." Kellygirl sent me off to Rick West's site to read up on sexing live tarantulas. While I was trying to make sense of it, my Lividum perceded to bury him/herself.
I still have no clue what to look for when attempting to sex a live tarantula (maybe I'm just slow on the uptake, but I really can't find a defining difference. I know where to look, but I just can't find whatever it is I'm supposed to notice) and the spider is now 6-7" underground. I started a pit for him/her in the corner, so the ensuing burrow would feature a glass wall, but s/he pulled dirt and web over my little window. So I can't really see the spider at all.
That said, the cobalt left a few holes, and with a flashlight I can kind of see him/her. But now s/he looks brown. So if males can be blue, do they turn brown upon molting into maturity? Of course, it could just be dirt (I've seen this spider get pretty brown looking after a good bit of digging). Or maybe I simply can't see well. I don't know.
I'm not exactly sure what to ask for, as far as advice goes. I don't want to tear the burrow out or anything. Maybe if I knew more about sexing tarantulas and the colors of cobalts. Just about any kind of information on the subject would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Of course, I got home and was reminded of that old rule, "never judge a spider buy its color." Kellygirl sent me off to Rick West's site to read up on sexing live tarantulas. While I was trying to make sense of it, my Lividum perceded to bury him/herself.
I still have no clue what to look for when attempting to sex a live tarantula (maybe I'm just slow on the uptake, but I really can't find a defining difference. I know where to look, but I just can't find whatever it is I'm supposed to notice) and the spider is now 6-7" underground. I started a pit for him/her in the corner, so the ensuing burrow would feature a glass wall, but s/he pulled dirt and web over my little window. So I can't really see the spider at all.
That said, the cobalt left a few holes, and with a flashlight I can kind of see him/her. But now s/he looks brown. So if males can be blue, do they turn brown upon molting into maturity? Of course, it could just be dirt (I've seen this spider get pretty brown looking after a good bit of digging). Or maybe I simply can't see well. I don't know.
I'm not exactly sure what to ask for, as far as advice goes. I don't want to tear the burrow out or anything. Maybe if I knew more about sexing tarantulas and the colors of cobalts. Just about any kind of information on the subject would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!